White pimples, inflamed pimples, blackheads, dilated pores… So many manifestations of acne, a skin disease due to excess sebum of hormonal origin, often coupled with the proliferation of bacteria: Propionibacterium acnes . If it mainly affects adolescents, it can also recur in adulthood. With their antibacterial, astringent and sebum-regulating action, essential oils have a special place in the anti-pimple arsenal..
An essential oils and clay mask
For a mask combining the purifying action of green clay and the astringent and sebum-regulating action of essential oils, mix until you obtain a smooth paste 2 tbsp. green clay, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of water, 5 drops of lavender EO, 5 drops of tea tree EO, 1 tbsp. tablespoons sweet almond vegetable oil. Apply to the skin, leave on for ten minutes then rinse thoroughly with lukewarm water. to be done once a week.
A purifying blend of essential oils
In a 30 ml bottle, mix 1 ml of thyme EO with geraniol, 1 ml of thyme EO with borneol, 1 ml of rose geranium EO, 1 ml of palmarosa EO. Complete with vegetable oil of rosehip from Chile. This mixture is applied to the pimples with a brush or a cotton swab twice a day.
Clean skin fumigation
Boil ½ liter of water. Off the heat, add 2 drops of true lavender EO, 1 drop of super lavandin EO, 1 drop of tea tree EO, 1 drop of saro EO, 1/2 juice of lemon. A towel on the head, make a steam bath for 5 minutes, then carefully wipe the face afterwards.
Express anti-pimple solutions
- On a “spot”, apply a pure drop of tea tree HE for an antibacterial action.
- On sensitive skin, dilute tea tree essential oil in a little vegetable oil.
- On an infected button, test the HE of aspic lavender, anti-inflammatory and healing, at the rate of 1 pure drop.
- As a basic treatment, add a drop of anti-acne essential oil to your day cream. That of tea tree is the best known, but you can test that of rose geranium, astringent and antiseptic and with a pleasant floral scent, or that of palmarosa.
The advice in +
After removing make-up and before moisturizing, apply a few sprays of true lavender hydrosol or rose geranium for a purifying action and a pleasant feeling of cleanliness. On the side of herbal medicine, we put on the root of burdock or the top of wild pansy in order to regulate the secretion of sebum. To take zn ampoules, capsules or herbal teas, 2 to 3 times a day.
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